Maikro Romero
Maikro Romero is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Later he changed weight class to Light Flyweight and won the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Trying to defend his title in 1999, he lost to Brian Viloria in the final and won a silver medal. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he won a bronze medal together with Kim Un-Chol of North Korea.
Amateur highlights
- Two time gold medalist at the Pan American Games
- Gold medalist at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest
- Four time Cuban National Champion
Olympic results
1996- Defeated Eric Morel 24-12
- Defeated Lernik Papyan 22-6
- Defeated Elias Recaido 18-3
- Defeated Albert Pakeyev 12-6
- Defeated Bulat Jumadilov 12-11
- Defeated José Luis Varela 15-1
- Defeated Marian Velicu RSC 4
- Defeated Valeriy Sydorenko 12-5
- Lost to Brahim Asloum 12-13